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Vinny Da Vinci - The Godfather of Deep House Sounds Marks an Era

After 15 years as a curator and influencer in the deep house
movement, this edition marks Vinny Da Vinci’s final chapter of his Deep House Sounds
series.“In this game, 10 albums is a milestone, particularly in the Deep House
genre in South Africa. I think the most rewarding experience over the last
fifteen years has been the growth, progression, and receptiveness of Deep House
in this market.The number of new
upcoming productions out of South Africa at the moment is staggering and I am
glad to have been a part of that growth, both directly and indirectly. Beyond
2015 I plan to focus more on studio production and see where the deep takes
me... ” The Godfather of Deep House Sounds has been piloting modern South
African masterpieces and forging a launch pad for many of the country’s most
popular cuts – tracks that still live on dance floors and have cemented
themselves as evergreen radio classics. Vinny has had the immaculate taste and
foresight to break tunes such as the Herbert classic, A:xus (‘Baghdad Café’),
Spiritchaser (‘These Tears’), Opolopo’s remix of Gregory Porter, DJ Rasoul
(‘Let Me Love You’) and many more. The Deep House Sounds series (Vol 1 to Vol
9) have served as templates for the emerging sound of Africanised house and
go-tos for aficionados of refined dancefloor fare. True to form, this final
release is all class, with an air of melancholy fitting for the send-off. A
baker’s dozen of beats, many of these tracks could become our South African
summer’s next big one.Deep House Sounds 10 includes contributions by
established producers like Timothy J Fairplay, Ananda Project, Scott Grooves
and Jovonn. Alongside these are sumptuous and sweeping numbers from the kinds
of fresh talent that this series has always celebrated, including Darko
Kustura, Dario D’Attis and Steve Paradise. Typically mixed with Vinny’s
signature craftsmanship, it’s sad that this series has to end but it’s a joy
that the mix sounds every bit as good as its predecessors. Now you can re-visit
the series all the way back to 1999 for the first Deep House Sounds collection
– a recording that made a serious statement of intent by opening with Herbert’s
soon-to-be-massive remix of Moloko’s ‘Sing It Back’.

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